Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast

Principles Before Personalities — AA Traditions Explained - AA Speaker - Richard E. - London, UK

In this AA traditions workshop, Richard E. explains why unity, sponsorship, and the primary purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous determine whether a group survives or dies.
Richard E. from London, UK speaking about the traditions at Hatfield group in Hatfield, UK - May 12th 2011
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Richard E. shares a direct and often humorous workshop on the 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, explaining why AA survived while groups like the Washingtonians and the Oxford Group disappeared. He walks through unity, group conscience, sponsorship, anonymity, and the dangers of money, prestige, and outside influence. With stories about Bill Wilson, early AA history, and modern meetings, Richard reminds us that the common welfare must come first and that AA’s primary purpose is to carry a clear message of recovery through the 12 Steps.
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I Didn’t Come to Get Sober — I Came to Be Changed - AA Speaker - Don P. - Camden, ME

Don P. explains why simply not drinking isn’t enough — and how real recovery begins with complete surrender, spiritual action, and helping others.
Don P. from Aurora, CO at the 6th Annual Big Book Weekend at Tanglewood in Camden, ME - June 14th 2003
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Don P. delivers a direct and deeply grounded Alcoholics Anonymous message on the difference between being sober and truly recovering. Drawing from the Big Book and decades of experience, he shares why the Twelve Steps are preparation for the real work of helping others, why half-measures fail, and how lasting freedom comes through full surrender to a Higher Power. With humor, clarity, and spiritual depth, Don reminds us that alcoholism centers in the mind, that we are powerless over the first drink, and that real transformation happens when we stop managing life ourselves and allow God to work through us. His message calls for courage, humility, and a willingness to be changed — not just abstinent.
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When Drinking Stopped Fixing Me - AA Speaker - Scott P. - Dallas, TX

In this powerful AA speaker meeting, Scott shares how working the 12 Steps from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous removed his obsession to drink and gave him a new and wonderful life.
Scott P. from Dallas, TX speaking at the Primary Purpose Group in Dallas, TX - August 10th 2007
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Scott shares how alcohol felt like the solution from the age of five, carried him through years of failed attempts at control, resentment, and restless misery, and ultimately stopped working altogether. After countless experiments with controlled drinking and repeated relapses, Scott finally conceded to his innermost self that he was an alcoholic and fully committed to the 12 Steps as outlined in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Through inventory, amends, daily prayer and meditation, and carrying the message, the obsession to drink was removed. His story is a clear and powerful reminder that freedom comes not from quitting alcohol alone, but from spiritual action and living the AA program.
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Wet the Bed at 32 Years Old — That Was My Bottom | AA Speaker Dave B.

After choosing alcohol over love, losing his marriage, and living in his sister’s basement, Dave hit a bottom he could no longer deny.
Dave B. from Saco, ME speaking at the Tuesday night Surrender Group of Alcoholics Anonymous in Portland, ME - March 17th 2009
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Dave’s story is one of ego, denial, and repeated collapse—marrying drinking buddies, choosing alcohol over love, bouncing checks, and living in his sister’s basement at 32 years old. After a failed attempt to control his drinking on a business trip to Denver, he woke up in a hotel room and fully conceded to his innermost self that he was an alcoholic. That moment of surrender marked the beginning of true recovery. Through the Twelve Steps, honest inventory, and difficult amends—especially with his family—Dave discovered that sobriety is not just about not drinking, but about spiritual transformation and living under new management. His message is clear: there is a way out, and it begins with complete surrender.
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You Never Have to Feel That Way Again | AA Speaker | Jay S.

From living in his car and baffled by his drinking to decades of joyful sobriety, Jay shares how immediate surrender and spiritual action changed everything.
Jay S. from Sedona, AZ speaking at the 48th Annual Big Deep South Convention in New Orleans, LA - June 19th 2016
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Jay's story is a powerful testament to what happens when desperation meets willingness. After years of blackout drinking, arrests, and self-loathing, Jay found Alcoholics Anonymous on May 2, 1979, and made a decision that very day to fully commit to sobriety. Through fearless inventory, amends, sponsorship, meditation, and unwavering spiritual practice, he transformed from a restless and confused young alcoholic into a man living with purpose, creativity, and deep connection. Jay reminds us that AA is not merely about putting down the drink — it is about learning how to change, how to love, and how to live on a higher plane of inspiration. His message is clear: you never have to feel the way you once felt again if you are willing to do the work.
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Finding My Father at an AA Meeting: AA Speaker - Ed B. - Cleveland, OH

Sober Sunrise is an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) speaker podcast bringing you experience, strength, and hope for long-term recovery, mental health, and personal transformation.
Ed B. from Cleveland, OH speaking at the Broadway-Harvard Group in Cleveland, OH - July 11th 2008
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Ed Buckley shares a raw journey from Cleveland prisons and the physical agony of liver pain to a profound spiritual awakening in Alcoholics Anonymous. After years of "convict mentality," failed relationships, and a violent felony record, Ed reached a state of deep isolation and self-hatred where he discovered that he couldn't think his way into right living. Through the simplicity of “don’t drink and go to meetings,” working the Twelve Steps, and shifting his life toward behavioral health and service to God, Ed transformed his wreckage into a stable life of gratitude, education, and clinical recovery. His testimony is a powerful reminder that no matter how many times you fall, consistent action and helping others can turn emptiness into lasting purpose.
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How to Change Your Attitude and Find Real Sobriety: AA Speaker - Chuck S. - Lake Griffin, FL

Sober Sunrise is an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) speaker podcast bringing you experience, strength, and hope for long-term recovery, mental health, and personal transformation.
Chuck S. from Cary, NC speaking at 8th Central Florida Men's Workshop in Lake Griffin, FL - January 30th 2009
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Chuck shares his story of redemption, accountability, and grace through Alcoholics Anonymous; sentenced to AA in 1991 instead of prison after years of destruction, ego, and near-death consequences, he surrendered, became teachable, worked the steps, rebuilt his family, repaid his debts, and learned that true recovery begins with a change in attitude that transforms feelings, thinking, and action—today facing job uncertainty, remarriage, and life’s ongoing challenges with humility and faith, he stands as living proof that no matter how dark the past, consistent action, responsibility, service, and trust in God can turn a prison-bound life into one of purpose, leadership, sponsorship, and brotherhood, reminding every struggling alcoholic that it’s never too late to change and live free.
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50+ Years Sober: AA Speakers - Chief Blackhawk, Liz B. & Steve P. - Akron, OH

Chief Blackhawk from Detroit, MI, Liz B. from Brooklyn, NY & Steve P. from Mentor, OH speaking at the Founder's Day Old Timers Panel in the J.A.R. Arena in Akron, OH - June 6th 2003
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Chief Blackhawk, Liz Bailey, and Steve P. each share powerful, uplifting journeys of transformation through Alcoholics Anonymous—from Skid Row in Detroit and millionaire collapse, to 51 years of joyful, service-filled sobriety, to 56 years of steady love and humility after tragedy—proving that no matter the background, race, loss, relapse, or heartbreak, a life rebuilt on faith, daily meetings, sponsorship, and helping others can lead to extraordinary resilience, restored relationships, generational healing, and lasting happiness; together they demonstrate that sobriety is not just about quitting drinking but about learning to love, forgive, serve, and live fully—showing that with gratitude, action, and commitment, Alcoholics Anonymous offers not just recovery, but a rich and meaningful life above ground.
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Success, Ego & Collapse — Then Real Recovery: AA Speaker - Scotty G. - San Marcos, CA

Scotty G. from Laguna Niguel, CA speaking at the Center for Spiritual Recovery meeting in San Marcos, CA - March 20th 2010
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Scotty's story is an uplifting reminder that true freedom in recovery comes through spiritual action and service; after early sobriety, business success, and a painful 12-year relapse, he finally surrendered in 2007, worked the Twelve Steps thoroughly, experienced a powerful spiritual awakening, and found the obsession to drink completely lifted—today living with joy, purpose, and gratitude as a devoted husband, father, businessman, and sponsor who carries the message to others, proving that no matter how far someone falls, lasting peace, restored family, and a meaningful life are absolutely possible through faith, humility, and commitment to helping the next alcoholic.
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Stay Until You Hear the Music: AA Speaker - Doug R. - Helena, MT

Doug R. from Tujunga, CA speaking at Northern Rockies Pockets, Helena MT - March 15th 2002
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Doug delivers a heartfelt and humorous reflection on recovery, sharing how a life of ego, show business success, drugs, and alcohol left him disconnected and spiritually empty until desperation drove him to surrender and truly hear “the music of Alcoholics Anonymous”—moving from resistance to faith, from confusion to clarity, and from debt and broken relationships to restored connection, especially through making amends to his father and rebuilding trust with his daughter; with 14 years sober, Doug emphasizes that the Steps bring unexpected personal gifts, that honesty and humility unlock freedom, and that newcomers should stay long enough to hear the rhythm beneath the slogans—because once the music starts, the words make sense and life no longer feels like a chaotic game show but a meaningful spiritual journey.
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